Josh Gad confirms that he is not play the Penguin in the coming DC filmThe Batman . Gad is the histrion behind the character LeFou in the bouncy - actionBeauty and the Beastremake , as well as the phonation of Olaf fromFrozen . For a while , it looked like Gad was going to be step into another summer blockbuster with Matt Reeves’The Batman .

The Batmanhas go through a lot of change since it was ab initio herald . At first , Ben Affleck was expect to target and star in the task , but Affleck has sincestepped away from the theatrical role . Back in 2017 , Matt Reeves wasannounced as the theatre director ,   and at the end of last month , Robert Pattinson wascast as the young Batman . SeveralBatman villainsare bruit to appear in the film , but as of in good order now it ’s believed that Oswald Cobblepot ( the Penguin ) and Selina Kyle ( Catwoman ) will bethe chief villainsof the film . Despite Gad being rumour to be involved with the labor for years , the actor has at last set the phonograph record straight person .

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send on Twitter , Gaddenied that he is involved withThe Batman . Gad had teased fansabout make for the Penguin on several occasion , which often included rooter - made prowess of him as the role . After responding to a fan on Twitter , Gad finally confirmed that he is not play the Penguin , but did say that he enjoyed the lover art that people had been send online . Gad ’s full tweet can be seen below :

Besides Pattinson being draw as Bruce Wayne , details onThe Batmanhave remain scarce during development . The Batmanis expected to start filmingat the end of the yr , but fans still do n’t screw much about the plot or which villains will be admit in the cinema . Vanessa Hudgens hasshown interest in CatwomanandDave Bautista wants to take on BaneinThe Batman , but no actors have been substantiate as of yet for theatrical role besides Pattinson . As for the plot of ground of   the movie , all that is make out is thatThe Batmanwon’t be an origin taradiddle , but the character wo n’t be as go through as Affleck ’s Batman was .

While fans will for sure be disappointed that Gad wo n’t be portray the Penguin on the big screenland , it should n’t come as a huge shock . Back in 2017 , Gad unveil that he was"Just having some fun"with lover when he portion out fan art of him as the Penguin . Since then , he continued to share more Penguin fan artistry , which is part of the reason why the rumors escalate . Now that Gad officially is n’t play the Penguin , fans will probably continue to job onwhich other actors could play the characterinThe Batman .

Comic book art: Batman faces the four Robins: Nightwing Dick Grayson, Red Hood Jason Todd, Red Robin Tim Drake, and Robin Damian Wayne.

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